Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin
| 1 | Threader intermediate gear | 2 | Threader mechanism gear | 3 | Loader motor worm gear |
- Pull out tape from the takeup reel. Note: If there is more than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, go to Tape broken in mid-tape.
- If there is less than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, cut off the excess tape as close to the leader pin as possible.
- Reattach the leader pin to the remaining tape. For instructions, see Repositioning or reattaching a leader pin.
- Locate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in Figure 1) near the rear of the drive. You can use
your finger to rotate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in Figure 1) and slowly rotate the threader mechanism
gear ( 2 in Figure 1)
clockwise.
This draws the tape leader block assembly (LBA) into the cartridge.
- As the leader pin is secured in the cartridge, you hear the leader
pin retention spring clips click into place. If you do not hear the
click, continue rolling until the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in Figure 1) stops. The LBA is in the correct position. Note: Be sure to keep tension on the tape as the LBA is drawn into the cartridge.
- Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 in Figure 1) clockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it stops. This action releases the LBA leader pin.
- Rotate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in Figure 1) counterclockwise until the leader block
is in front of the read/write head. This action moves the LBA out
of the cartridge.
Figure 2. Leader block assembly (LBA) 
1 Loader motor worm gear 2 Leader block assembly (LBA) - Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 in Figure 1) counterclockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it stops.
- Remove the cartridge from the cartridge loader tray.
- Reassemble the drive by reversing the procedure in Step 4 in Beginning procedure.
- Reassemble the drive chassis.
- Refer to the appropriate procedure to install the new drive and return the failed drive.